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Crime costs Latam and Caribbean almost what region spends in education, IDB says

New York City, US Reuters Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5 per cent per cent of Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and assisting the vulnerable, a report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) showed. Beyond the human toll, the cost of crime amounts to […]

Trump courts Black voters in Philadelphia, asks Christians to back him one last time

Philadelphia, US Reuters Donald Trump made two speeches on Saturday, urging Christian supporters to go to the polls for him one last time and courting Black voters in Philadelphia by promising to fix a city “ravaged by bloodshed” even as data shows a decline in violent crime. If elected in November, the Republican presidential candidate […]

Soccer star’s murder highlights South Africa’s crime problem as election nears

Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters In the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was so brilliant at soccer that he rose to be a professional player at South Africa’s top club. Fleurs’ success story ended abruptly last month […]